All posts by Andy Jones-Wilkins

Andy Jones-Wilkins

finished in the top 10 men at the Western States 100 7-straight times. He's sponsored by Patagonia and Drymax socks and is iRunFar's editorialist.

Are Records Made to be Broken?
Are Records Made to be Broken?
on May 10, 2019
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AJW writes about four records in trail ultrarunning that are yet to be broken.

The Legend of Meghan Laws and Luanne Park
The Legend of Meghan Laws and Luanne Park
on May 3, 2019
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How Meghan Laws and Luanne Park finished in the top 10 at the 2019 Canyons 100k.

Michele Yates’s 2013 Ultrarunning Season
Michele Yates’s 2013 Ultrarunning Season
on April 26, 2019
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Remembering Michele Yates’s incredible 2013 in trail ultrarunning.

Comeback Stories
Comeback Stories
on April 12, 2019
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AJW looks at comeback stories of various sorts and what they offer us.

My Thoughts on the 2019 Georgia Death Race Controversy
My Thoughts on the 2019 Georgia Death Race Controversy
on April 5, 2019
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AJW writes about the 2019 Georgia Death Race controversy.

Lake/Wood 2020 Presidential Bid Announced
Lake/Wood 2020 Presidential Bid Announced
on April 1, 2019
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Lazarus Lake and Blake Wood announce they will run for the United States’s 2020 Presidential and Vice Presidential elections.

The Mental Game: Beating Those Dreaded Paved Sections
The Mental Game: Beating Those Dreaded Paved Sections
on March 29, 2019
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AJW writes about staying focused in long trail ultramarathons when there’s a couple miles of pavement.

Geoff Roes and His 2010 Ultrarunning Season
Geoff Roes and His 2010 Ultrarunning Season
on March 22, 2019
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A look back at Geoff Roes’s 2010 in ultrarunning.

The Importance of Those Around Us
The Importance of Those Around Us
on March 8, 2019
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An essay about the importance of the people who support us in sport and life.

Making Meaningful Milestones
Making Meaningful Milestones
on March 1, 2019
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AJW writes about how certain milestones of distance, time, and achievement can have meaning in running.

Anne Riddle’s 2005 Ultrarunning Season
Running Gently Out There: Remembering John Morelock
The Three A’s of Braving Deep Winter
Karl Meltzer’s 2006 Ultrarunning Season
Growing Older: Part 2, the Upsides
Growing Older: Part 1, the Downsides
Eighth-Annual AJW’s Taproom Year in Ultrarunning Awards: 2018
My Method in Voting for North American Ultrarunners of the Year
Resilience: More Than Just Bouncing Back
2019 Western States 100 Lottery Results (Plus Auto-Entrants)
Thoughts on Lottery Weekend
Striding Confidently
When It Ceases to be Fun
The Mysterious World of Mental Training
Krissy Moehl and the 2009 UTMB
The Will to Keep Going
A Weekend with the Yetis
The Unsinkable Ben Hian
In the Really Long Run
The Great Contradiction
Stretching Our Limits
The Remarkable Rob Krar
Developing Habits of Mind and Body
A Weekend in Vermont
Ellie Greenwood and the 2012 Western States 100
The Hard is What Makes it Great
The Daily Grind
Innocence and Wisdom: Two Runners, 51 Years Apart
2018 Western States 100: What Will be the Moment of the Year?
It’s All in the Mind
Anton Krupicka and the 2006 Leadville Trail 100
Four Intriguing Storylines At The 2018 Western States 100
Ann Trason And The 1995 Western States 100
The Sounds Of Spring
A Sense Of Purpose
Kyle Skaggs And The 2008 Hardrock 100
The Excitement Of The 2018 Golden Ticket Series
UTMB Announces Cash-For-Points Program
Going Under The Knife, Part 2
Don’t Push The Panic Button